Holder or receptacle for labels, tickets, &amp;c.



No. 823,857. PATENTED JUNE 12, 1906. F. G. PASSING.

HOLDER OR REOEPTAOLE FOR LABELS, TICKETS, 650. [APPLICATION FILED 00T.l0,1905.

r1: WW 1r Witnaoozo 6 FRANKLIN G. PASSING, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

HOLDER OR REGEPTACLE FOR LABELS, TICKETS, 80c- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 10, 1905.

Patented June 12, 1906. Serial No. 282,198.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN G. PASSING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Memphis, in the county of Shelby and State of Tennessee, have invented new and useful Improvements in Holders or Receptacles'for Labels, Tickets, &c., of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in holders or receptacles for labels, tickets, checks, tags, and the like, and has for its object the production of a simple and effective construction of holder or receptacle of this character wherein adjustable partitions are provided whereby compartments of different size may be formed for the reception of different sizes of labels and wherein certain of the partitions are so constructed as to afford finger-recesses to facilitate the individual removal of the labels from the separate compartments.

Afurther ob'ect of the invention is to provide a label holder or receptacle of the aforesaid character wherein provision is made for the secure retention of the normally stationary partitions and their free removal and readjustment when occasion requires, as when it is desired to change the widths of the receiving-compartments.

In the drawings hereto annexed and forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a top plan view of a label-holder embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the adjustable transverse partition-blocks. Fig. 4 is a plan view of one ofthe guide-pieces and keepers for the longitudinal partition. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view thereof.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates an oblong rectangular drawer or shallow box, which is divided into a series of ticket or label holding compartments 2 by longitudinal and transverse partitions 3, and 4.

The longitudinal partitions 3 consist of thin slats or strips of somewhat less length and depth than the boX or drawer and provided in their opposite sides with vertical grooves 5, arranged at regular intervals apart. The transverse partitions 4 preferably consist, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, of blocks of proper width to fit between adjacent longitudinal partitions 3 and provided at opposite sides with tongues 6 to slidably engage the grooves 5, whereby the transverse partitions may be fitted between the longi-' tudinal partitions at greater or less distances apart to divide the spac'esor rows formed thereby into ticket or label receiving compartments of the same size or of different sizes. Each transverse partition is formed in one of its faces with a vertical recess 7 to admit of the ready insertion of the indexfinger of the hand into a compartment to en'- able said finger and the thumb to'c onveniently grasp the labels, so that the same may be in inward to form guide and retaining flanges 9,

which are spaced apart to produce a vertically-slotted guideway. The back or body portion of each retaining device is formed with openings 10 for the passage of tacks or other suitable fastening devices to secure the same to either of the end walls of the box or drawer. The upper end of the back or body portion terminates in a stop-wing 11, which is adapted to be bent forward to hold the end of the partition seated in the guideway. Each longitudinal partition-strip is formed with a tongue 12 to engage the flanges 9 and permit the end of the strip to be engaged with and disengaged from the retaining device by vertical sliding movement. After the ends of the longitudinal strip are inserted within their keepers or retaining devices in an obvious manner the wings 11 of the said keepers or retaining devices are bent inwardly to overliethe tongues 12, and thereby hold the strip from casual upward movement and dis placement. By bending the wings backward the longitudinal partitions may be readily removed, and then, if desired, the keepers or retaining devices may be readjusted and secured at different positions with in the box or drawer to space said partitions a greater or less distance apart, thus admit ting of the ready adjustability of the partitions to suit various requirements. It will be understood, of course, that transverse partitions of different widths may be employed in practice to enable a wide range of adjust ability to be obtained.

The construction and mode of operation of my improved label holder or receptacle will be readily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the ac companying drawings, and it will be seen that a holder is provided which enables labels or tickets of the same or different sizes to be retained in classified relation and readily removed for ins ection or use.

Having thus escribed the invention, what I claim is 1. A label-holder comprising a shallow rectangular box or receptacle provided at its ends with keepers, a plurality of longitudinal partitions slidably and releasably engaging said keepers, and transverse partitions cooperating with said longitudinal partitions to form compartments, one of said sets of partitions having grooves and the other tongues to engage the same, whereby the partitions are adjustably connected to form compartments of the same or different sizes, each of the transverse partitions being provided with a fingerrecess opening through its upper edge and located wholly in one side thereof.

2. A label-holder comprising a receptacle provided with longitudinal and transverse partitions, one having grooves and the other tongues to engage the same, whereby the partitions are adjustably connected to form comartments of the same or different sizes, the lbngitudinal partition also being provided with termina tongues, and keepers secured to the receptacle and having flanges forming slotted guideways receiving said tongues and, also having wings adapted to be bent over:

upon the tongues to hold the longitudinal partitions in position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANKLIN G. PASSING. Witnesses:

WM. M. FORREST, Jr., CHAS. O. WELLFORD. 

